Meanwhile in Australia, the Senate has approved a motion introduced by independent senator Nick Xenophon calling on the country’s government to likewise ban the bots. As in the US, ticket touting regulations usually sit at a state-level in Australia, though – noting moves in the US and the UK – Xenophon says that there should be a country-wide law on the software used by the touts, aka ticket scalpers.

He is quoted by MusicFeeds as saying: “Genuine Australian fans are being unfairly deprived of tickets because ticket scalpers are using automated systems to buy a bulk of tickets when they are released. They’re then on-selling them for massive amounts to those that missed out. It’s a clear cornering of a market that hurts consumers”.

Xenophon’s motion was not backed by the Australian government, but still passed the Senate. The senator is now reportedly drafting possible legislation that will be similar to America’s Better Online Ticket Sales Act.